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May 16, 2024 · The term debutante or ‘deb’ (from the French debutante, meaning ‘female beginner’) is used to refer to a young woman (typically of an aristocratic or wealthy family background) who is of an age to be presented to society as part of a formal ‘debut’ (possibly at a debutante ball and as part of a season of social events). Ages of debutantes vary across history, but generally fall ...
Debutante dresses in Australia in 1952 58th International Debutante Ball, 2012, New York City (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) American debutantes, February 2009. A debutante dress is a pure white ball gown, accompanied by long white gloves [1] and pearls worn by girls or young women at their debutante cotillion, although this may not always be the case.
Dec 4, 2023 · For the Georgian debutante, court presentation was more of an ordeal than it generally looks on TV. Until 1820, protocol demanded that they don the wide, hooped gowns that had fallen out of fashion after the 1750s – heavy and hot to wear, ludicrously difficult to manoeuvre through doorways or sit down in, and cumbersome for curtseying.
- Felicity Day
Debutante, a young woman who is making a formal entrance into society. So-called debutante balls, dating back to at least the 18th century, were originally intended as an avenue through which to present young women eligible for marriage to prospective high-society partners. Modern balls, however,
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Jul 13, 2016 · Going to many balls was the expected norm of the debutante season. [/caption] But it’s the dresses themselves that are the stars of this particular show. The demure white dresses in which the terrified young girls were paraded before the court and presented to the monarch of the day, the obligatory veil by now a mere white fountain of filmy froth nestled into glossily brushed bob cuts.
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Nov 11, 2013 · Yes, I agreed to wear a fluffy white dress for a night of traditions that seem anachronistic to some, but there's a rich tapestry of history involved in all female experiences, from debutante ...
DEBUTANTE DRESS. Once restricted to young women from wealthy families on the social register, the traditional long, white formal dress and opera-length kid gloves of the debutante are more and more frequently also worn by daughters of the middle class.
